As rain started to fall at the World Center of Racing, NASCAR officials called the session following the first of three rounds of competition.

Truex’s No. 78 Chevy toured the 2.5-mile superspeedway in 45.439 seconds at 198.068 miles per hour.

“Our goal was to get into the top 25 in the first round and move on from there,” said Truex. “But the rain spoiled the opportunity to advance. You always want to get a strong qualifying spot, but where you qualify here doesn’t mean that much. We have a good car, just need to keep it clean and fight for the win when all heck breaks loose in the closing laps.”